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Re: Degree Calculator
From: Paul Hirose
Date: 2018 Dec 22, 11:34 -0800
From: Paul Hirose
Date: 2018 Dec 22, 11:34 -0800
On 2018-12-21 21:01, Sean C wrote: > Regarding the Win 7 calculator: This is the standard calculator that was packaged with Windows up until they decided to "improve it" (read: "make it much less useful"). When you first open it, it is in "standard mode". This presents you with only the most basic functions. You must switch to "scientific mode" (using the mode menu or ALT+1) to get the degree and trig functions. But that's only a one-time problem, right? When I installed Windows 8.1, the calculator was in standard mode the first time I used it. I switched to the scientific calculator and now it always launches that way. I think the simple calculator is the appropriate default for most people. The scientific calculator operates in extended precision: 32 significant digits according to Microsoft. This is far beyond even the IEEE 80-bit format. Occasionally I've found the extra precision useful. Just now I discovered the Windows calculator also has "programmer mode" and "statistics mode." They're in plain sight on the View menu, but I never noticed them.
